To win over the hardliners blocking his path to the speakership, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is testing just how far he can cave—before he hands them all the power he has.
After he failed to be elected Speaker on an unprecedented sixth vote Wednesday, McCarthy and his allies huddled late into the night with many of the 20-some GOP lawmakers who are opposing his bid.
The California Republican has been trying to woo these members with concessions for...